Historical Events In 1920

Oct 29   On this day in history ed Barrow appointed GM of NY Yankees  

Oct 29   On this day in history johann Ernst Perabo, composer, dies at 74  

Oct 30   On this day in history the Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.  

Oct 31   Dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes) in the year 1920.  

Oct 31   Romania annexes Bessarabia in the year 1920.  

Nov 01   On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in NYC  

Nov 01   On this day in history james J Kilpatrick, Okla City Okla, columnist (60 Minutes)  

Nov 02   On this day in history andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin), dies at 73  

Nov 02   In the year 1920 fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer  

Nov 02   KDKA (Pittsburgh) goes on air as 1st commercial radio station on this day in history.  

Nov 02   Warren G Harding elected President on this day in history.  

Nov 03   In the year 1920 "Emperor Jones" opens at Provincetown Theater  

Nov 04   Georges Papy, Belgian mathematician (Numbers Game) in the year 1920.  

Nov 05   On this day in history douglass North, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate  

Nov 06   John Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC) in the year 1920.  

Nov 08   In the year 1920 abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR 1908-12), dies at 83  

Nov 08   On this day in history actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn  

Nov 10   George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House," premieres in NYC in the year 1920.  

Nov 10   On this day in history tod Andrews, NYC, actor (From Hell it Came, Outrage)  

Nov 11   On this day in history roy Jenkins, British MP (Labour)  

Nov 12   On this day in history judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis elected 1st baseball commissioner  

Nov 12   Richard Quine, Detroit MI, actor/director (Clay Pigeon) in the year 1920.  

Nov 13   Hudson River frozen at Albany in the year 1920.  

Nov 14   American Pro Football League's Chic Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards in the year 1920.  

Nov 14   Johnny Desmond, Detroit Mich, singer (Your Hit Parade) in the year 1920.  

Nov 15   On this day in history ernst Toller's "Massen und Menschen," premieres in Neurenberg  

Nov 15   Free City of Danzig established under League of Nations protection on this day in history.  

Nov 15   On this day in history league of Nations holds first meeting, in Geneva  

Nov 16   On this day in history australia's Qantas airways founded in Winton, Queensland as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited  

Nov 16   On this day in history betty Hicks, LPGA golfer  

Nov 16   In the year 1920 postage meter first used in US in lieu of postage stamps  

Nov 18   In the year 1920 alfred William Bedford, test pilot  

Nov 18   Apollo Theater (Academy, Bryant) opens at 221 W 42nd St NYC in the year 1920.  

Nov 19   Ursula Heathcote Nicholls, campaigner in the year 1920.  

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Jan 01   Elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania) was born in the year 1920.  

Jan 01   Roger Peacock, writer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) was born in the year 1920.  

Jan 02   In the year 1920 birth of duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector  

Jan 02   In the year 1920 birth of isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy)  

Jan 02   Penelope Jessel, politcal activist was born in the year 1920.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001)  

Jan 01   On this day in history paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57  

Jan 04   In the year 1920 death of benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843)  

Jan 07   Edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849) died on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1920 death of john Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864)  

Jan 16   Reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876) died on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35 in the year 1920.  

Jan 26   Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered died on this day in history.